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4/15/08	Family Resource Simulator for New York The updated New York Family Resource Simulator models the impact of federal and state work support policies—such as child care assistance and public health insurance—on the budgets of low- to moderate-income families.
3/18/08	Family Resource Simulator for Iowa The Iowa Family Resource Simulator models the impact of federal and state work support policies—such as child care assistance and public health insurance—on the budgets of low- to moderate-income families.
3/11/08	Regional Profiles of Early Childhood Policies View regional profiles that integrate early childhood policy and demographic data for the 10 regions defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These four-page profiles show what states are and are not doing in comparison to neighboring states, and supplement the state-specific and national profiles. The companion User Guide explains the policies that appear in the state, regional, or national early childhood profiles.
2/19/08	Family Resource Simulator for Washington State The Washington State Family Resource Simulator models the impact of federal and state work support policies—such as child care assistance and public health insurance—on the budgets of low- to moderate-income families.
2/19/08	Towards Better Behavioral Health for Children, Youth and their Families Financing that Supports Knowledge This working paper provides a broad overview of funding sources (and their policy roots) that underwrite children’s behavioral health services, illuminating the flaws and prospects of various policy choices.
2/19/08	How Maternal, Family and Cumulative Risk Affect Absenteeism in Early Schooling Facts for Policymakers This fact sheet provides information for policy-makers on how maternal, family and cumulative risk affect absenteeism in early schooling.
1/31/08	2007 Annual Report Throughout 2007 we significantly increased efforts to advance solutions to strengthen families. Those efforts have generated needed attention for the realities faced by low-income children and families, whether it was within individual state governments or in the national arena.
1/22/08	Reducing Maternal Depression and Its Impact on Young Children Toward a Responsive Early Childhood Policy Framework Poverty – more than any other factor – is a strong indicator of maternal depression. In this brief, we urge America’s lawmakers to incorporate maternal depression prevention and treatment when implementing child-focused policy.
1/21/08	The Influence of Maternal and Family Risk on Chronic Absenteeism in Early Schooling This report shows that maternal and family risks are associated with greater absenteeism and cumulative exposure to risk best predicts chronic absenteeism in early schooling.
11/29/07	Family Resource Simulator for Florida The Florida Family Resource Simulator models the impact of federal and state work support policies—such as child care assistance and public health insurance—on the budgets of low- to moderate-income families.
11/20/07	Who are America’s Poor Children? The Official Story This fact sheet details some of the characteristics of American children considered poor by “official” standards used by researchers, policymakers and the media to define economic disadvantage.
11/1/07	Child Care in Colorado Making Care More Affordable for Working Families Using results from NCCP’s Family Resource Simulator, this report explores the challenge of affording high-quality child care in Colorado and identifies potential policy solutions that would better help the state’s low- to moderate-income workers.
11/1/07	Most Low-Income Parents Are Employed This fact sheet illustrates that despite high levels of employment, average household income has declined and the number of children living in low-income families has continued to rise.
11/1/07	Parents’ Low Education Leads to Low Income, Despite Full-Time Employment Higher education is one of the most effective ways parents can raise their families’ incomes. This fact sheet shows that parents with higher education tend to have higher earnings.
10/29/07	Family Resource Simulator How do work supports impact a family's budget? Use this redesigned tool to create your own, customized graphs that illustrate how family resources and expenses change as earnings increase, taking public benefits into account.
10/11/07	A National Portrait of Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades This brief examines the causes and consequences of chronic absenteeism during the early school years. It reveals a significant level of absenteeism in the first few years of school and finds that there are negative consequences for children’s school success.
9/20/07	Basic Facts About Low-Income Children NCCP’s most popular fact sheets, Basic Facts About Low-Income Children, are now updated with the most recent Census data. The fact sheets track children by age: birth to age 18, birth to age 6, and birth to age 3.
9/19/07	Low-Income Children in the United States National and State Trend Data, 1996-2006 This trend book brings together national and 50-state data on the characteristics of low-income children over the past decade and reveals that the number of children living in low-income families has increased by over 1.7 million children since 2000.
9/18/07	Updated 50-State Demographic Information NCCP has updated state and national demographic data on the state profiles and in the 50-State Demographics Wizard.
8/29/07	Family Resource Simulator for California New State Released with Improvements to the Tool The California Family Resource Simulator models the impact of federal and state work support policies—such as child care assistance and public health insurance—on the budgets of low- to moderate-income families.
8/28/07	Local Systems Development Short Take No. 6 The sixth Project THRIVE Short Take explores local systems development, a key strategy for Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems grantees.
7/25/07	Strengthening Policies to Support Children, Youth, and Families Who Experience Trauma This report and companion fact sheet review current policies and practices to support children, youth, and families exposed to trauma and highlight reasons for optimism and concern.
7/24/07	Child and Youth Emergency Mental Health Care A National Problem This brief reviews current practices for children, youth, and adults visiting emergency rooms for mental health conditions, and makes policy recommendations.
7/23/07	Reducing Disparities Beginning in Early Childhood This Short Take from NCCP's Project THRIVE highlights patterns of disparities in risks, access, and outcomes and provides recommendations for reducing disparities in early childhood.
7/22/07	State of the States’ ECCS Initiatives This Project THRIVE Short Take summarizes the results of a review and analysis of state Early Childhood Comprehensive System (ECCS) plans and reports.
6/21/07	Family Resource Simulator for Louisiana NCCP’s Family Resource Simulator is now available for Louisiana. The Simulator shows the impact of federal and state work support benefits—such as earned income tax credits and child care assistance—on the budgets of low- to moderate-income families.
5/15/07	NCCP Has a New Look! NEW!! We’ve redesigned our web site to make it easier for you to find what you need. Check out our topic pages, project descriptions, data tools, and state profiles. To stay informed, sign up for the NCCP Update.
5/15/07	State Early Childhood Policies This report and accompanying 50-state profiles provide detailed information about policy choices states make to promote the healthy development of young children. A national profile is also available, and is included in the Executive Summary.
5/9/07	The New Poverty Wars Debating the Frame(s) NCCP's Deputy Director Nancy K. Cauthen weighs in on recent debates about whether the United States should adopt a national poverty reduction target and how such an agenda might be framed.
5/1/07	Measuring Income and Poverty in the United States This fact sheet discusses how the U.S. measures poverty, why the current measure is inadequate, and what alternative ways exist to measure economic hardship.
5/1/07	Struggling Despite Hard Work Illinois and Chicago As this fact sheet shows, most low-income children in Illinois have employed parents, yet many families do not receive the work supports that can help close the gap between resources and expenses.

In the Spotlight

5/2/08	NCCP on IPR Listen to NCCP’s Dr. Nancy K. Cauthen on Iowa Public Radio.
4/11/08	Workshops Research Connections is sponsoring two free data training workshops on the campus of the University of Michigan this summer. Learn more and apply.
2/8/08	Healthy children NCCP receives new grant to help children thrive and succeed!
2/8/08	Tax rebates? As concern about the economy grows, check out current policies of state income taxes and credits.
11/29/07	Low-Wage Work Even though average household income has declined, NCCP’s updated fact sheet shows that Most Low-Income Parents Are Employed.
11/1/07	NCCP at APPAM On November 10th, NCCP’s Nancy K. Cauthen and Kinsey Alden Dinan presented at the APPAM Research Conference.
10/9/07	Children’s Mental Health On October 10th, NCCP’s Jane Knitzer and Janice Cooper participated in a Congressional briefing on children’s mental health.
10/3/07	Work Supports On October 2nd, Nancy K. Cauthen, NCCP’s Deputy Director, presented a new report at EPI’s latest event for their Agenda for Shared Prosperity.
9/20/07	Alleviating Poverty On October 2nd, Nancy K. Cauthen, NCCP's Deputy Director, presented at an Economic Policy Institute event for their Agenda for Shared Prosperity.
9/19/07	Children's Health Insurance As the SCHIP debate continues, view current state policy choices on children’s health insurance.
8/28/07	New Poverty Data NCCP expresses concern that the number of children in poverty remains high while even more children lack health insurance.
8/28/07	Measuring Poverty Redux Nancy Cauthen, NCCP's Deputy Director, blogs about measuring poverty in America.
8/13/07	Children’s Cabinet New York Governor Eliot Spitzer appoints Jane Knitzer, NCCP’s Director, to Children's Cabinet Advisory Board.
7/30/07	Measuring Poverty On August 1st, Nancy Cauthen, NCCP's Deputy Director, testified before Congress on measuring poverty in America.
7/20/07	Minimum Wage The federal minimum wage increased to $5.85 an hour on July 24th. Thirty states have a higher minimum wage.
7/19/07	Child Protection On July 26th, Jane Knitzer, NCCP's Director, will participate in a Brookings Institution event on child protection.
7/9/07	Food Stamps As Congress considers changes to the Food Stamp Program, check out NCCP’s state and national food stamp profiles.
6/5/07	Immigration Reform With immigration reform on the national agenda, NCCP encourages policymakers to pay attention to the consequences for children.
5/10/07	Summit on Children On May 22, Director Jane Knitzer presented at the National Summit on America's Children convened by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. See the webcast.
11/30/99	Poverty Wars Deputy Director, Nancy K. Cauthen, weighs in on recent debates about whether the U.S. should adopt a poverty reduction target and how such an agenda might be framed.